Baxter International Inc
9 facilities · 7 states · 5.0M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Baxter International Inc is the reported parent of 9 Form R facilities across 7 states, disclosing 5.0M lbs of toxic releases. 5 of 20 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Alabama (3.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Baxter International Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Baxter International Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-35.2%
9 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-35.2%
698.1 thousand lb → 452.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Baxter International Inc's total reported releases fell from 698.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 452.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baxter International Inc's off-site transfers fell from 666.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 422.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baxter International Inc's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baxter International Inc's air releases fell from 32.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Baxter International Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Gambro Renal Products Inc.; Baxter Healthcare Corp; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Waste Management Inc; Koch Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylene glycol; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Alabama; Arkansas; Mississippi. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Plastics and Rubber; Chemicals; Fabricated Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Gambro Renal Products Inc.; Baxter Healthcare Corp; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Waste Management Inc; Koch Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylene glycol; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Alabama; Arkansas; Mississippi. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Plastics and Rubber; Chemicals; Fabricated Metals.
Baxter International Inc ranks #269 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Baxter International Inc spans 7 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Releases are facility-concentrated: Gambro Renal Products Inc. accounts for most of Baxter International Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Baxter International Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Waste Management Inc; Koch Inc.) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Baxter International Inc sits among TRI parents
Baxter International Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Waste Management Inc and Koch Inc.. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Waste Management Inc · rank #267 · 95.6M lbs
- Koch Inc. · rank #268 · 45.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Baxter International Inc
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Ethylene glycol; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Gambro Renal Products Inc.. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 3.9M lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | 572.5K lbs |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 333.3K lbs |
| Antimony compounds | 98.7K lbs |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 37.4K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 3.9M lbs |
| Arkansas | 1 | 629.5K lbs |
| Mississippi | 1 | 215.7K lbs |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 115.8K lbs |
| North Carolina | 1 | 81.4K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 16.5K lbs |
| New York | 1 | 3.2K lbs |
Facilities (9)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Gambro Renal Products Inc. Opelika, AL | 3.9M lbs |
| Baxter Healthcare Corp Mountain Home, AR | 629.5K lbs |
| Baxter Healthcare Corp. Cleveland, MS | 215.7K lbs |
| Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC Guayama, PR | 115.7K lbs |
| Baxter International Inc. Marion, NC | 81.4K lbs |
| Hill-Rom Inc. - Plating Plant Batesville, IN | 16.5K lbs |
| Baxter International Inc. Skaneateles Falls, NY | 3.2K lbs |
| Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico Aibonito, PR | 91 lbs |
| Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC Jayuya, PR | 50 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Baxter International Inc on total disclosed release pounds (5.0M lbs) and reporting facility count (9). Release-volume peers include Smyrna Ready Mix LLC, Latham Pool Products Inc, Charter Next Generation Inc.. Facility-count peers include Akzo Nobel Inc, Allied Aviation Holding Co, American Honda Motor Co Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Baxter International Inc's TRI parent record
From Baxter International Inc, open Gambro Renal Products Inc. or compare against Waste Management Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Baxter International Inc (Gambro Renal Products Inc. in AL). Largest facility
- Compare against Koch Inc., the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Baxter International Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Waste Management Inc, Koch Inc.) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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